International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 30-November 02, 1995 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada / The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) is developing new Theater
Missile Defense (TMD) weapon systems to defend against the rapidly expanding
ballistic missile threat. The tactical ballistic missile threats include systems with range
capabilities greater than 1000 kilometers. The development and testing of systems
such as the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3), the Theater High Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD), Navy Area Defense, and the System Integration Tests (SIT) to
address the interoperability of this family of systems, will require the development of
the Transportable Range Augmentation and Control System for Multiple Shot
Engagements (TRACS - MSE). Congress has mandated that these systems be tested in
multiple simultaneous engagements. These systems will be tested at several ranges to
meet all the developmental and operational testers' needs. Potential range locations
include White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR), the
Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) and the Gulf Range at Eglin Air Force Base.
Due to the long distances separating the target launch site and the interceptor site, the
TRACS - MSE will be required at multiple sites for each range used. To be cost
effective, transportable systems should be developed to augment existing capabilities.
Advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and high data rate receivers
make telemetry based solutions attractive. This article will address the requirements
for range safety, for Time, Space, Position Information (TSPI) collection and
processing requirements to support a TRACS - MSE capability.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/608396 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Glenn, Tom, Chavez, Tomas, Toole, Michael T., Markwardt, Jack |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Relation | http://www.telemetry.org/ |
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